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  2. Wife selling (English custom) - Wikipedia

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    Wife selling in its "ritual form" appears to be an "invented custom" that originated at about the end of the 17th century, [1] although there is an account from 1302 of someone who "granted his wife by deed to another man". [2]

  3. Slave trade in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of the domestic slave trade can very clumsily be divided into three major periods: 1776 to 1808: This period began with the Declaration of Independence and ended when the importation of slaves from Africa and the Caribbean was prohibited under federal law in 1808; the importation of slaves was prohibited by the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War but resumed ...

  4. English auction - Wikipedia

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    In France, when the last bid has been made in an auction for an art object, a representative of the state can say "Préemption de l'état" ("Pre-emption of the state") and buy the object for the highest bid. [4] Some housing cooperatives similarly allow members of the cooperative to pre-empt any buyer of a house constructed by the cooperative. [5]

  5. Auction sniping - Wikipedia

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    Auction sniping (also called bid sniping) is the practice, in a timed online auction, of placing a bid likely to exceed the current highest bid (which may be hidden) as late as possible—usually seconds before the end of the auction—giving other bidders no time to outbid the sniper.

  6. List of unsuccessful major party candidates for President of ...

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    Popular vote of political parties in United States presidential elections up to 2016. Since the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, there have been 52 unsuccessful major party candidates for President of the United States.

  7. Great Slave Auction - Wikipedia

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    Pierce Mease Butler, whose slaves were sold in the auction, and his wife, Frances Kemble Butler, c. 1855 The Great Slave Auction (also called the Weeping Time [1]) was an auction of enslaved Americans of African descent held at Ten Broeck Race Course, near Savannah, Georgia, United States, on March 2 and 3, 1859.

  8. Wild Bill Hickok - Wikipedia

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    James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights.

  9. List of train robberies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The brothers committed their last robbery and stole $1,000 - $3,000 from the train. Bellevue, Texas: 11 December 1886 Rube Burrow, Jim Burrow, W.L. Brock, Leonard Brock, Henderson Brumley, and Nep Thornton Rube and the men robbed a Denver & Fort Worth Express train in Bellevue, Texas.

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